Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001
Date: 2010-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Slovenia, Spain, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, equidae, heritage protection, professional association, small and medium-sized enterprises








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23.10.2010   


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Official Journal of the European Union


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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001
2010/C 287/04
Aid No: XA 134/10
Member State: Spain
Region: Comunitat Valenciana
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Asociación de caballos de pura raza española
Legal basis: Resolución de … 2010, de la Consellera de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, por la que se concede una subvención nominativa a la Asociación de caballos de pura raza española (APREA)
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 30 000 during 2010
Maximum aid intensity: 100 % of eligible expenditure
Date of implementation: From the date on which the identification number of the exemption request is published on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: During 2010
Objective of aid: To implement the plan to promote the use of thoroughbred horses bred in the Autonomous Community of Valencia (Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 (published in OJ L 358 of 16.12.2006)):






(i)


costs of organising the training programme;










(ii)


travel and subsistence expenses of participants;










(i)


participation fees;










(ii)


travel costs;










(iii)


costs of publications;










(iv)


the rent of exhibition premises;










(v)


symbolic prizes awarded in the framework of competitions, up to a value of EUR 250 per prize and winner;










(i)


the vulgarisation of scientific knowledge;










(ii)


factual information on quality systems open to products from other countries, on generic products and on the nutritional benefits of generic products and suggested uses for them.




Aid may also be granted to cover the costs referred to in point (c) if the origin of products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 [16] and by Articles 54 to 58 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 [17] is indicated, provided that the references to the origin correspond exactly to those references which have been registered by the Community;
Sector(s) concerned: Breeders and owners of Spanish thoroughbred horses
Name and address of the granting authority: Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación.
Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/aprea2010.pdf
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 135/10
Member State: Republic of Slovenia
Region: Zasavska region
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Podpore programom razvoja podeželja v občini Hrastnik 2011–2013
Legal basis: Pravilnik o dodeljevanju finančnih pomoči za programe razvoja podeželja in kmetijstva v občini Hrastnik
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: 2011: EUR 20 303,00
2012: EUR 20 303,00
2013: EUR 20 303,00
Maximum aid intensity: 






—


investment in agricultural holdings: up to 40 % of the eligible costs, and 50 % in the case of less-favoured areas,










—


conservation of traditional buildings: up to 50 % co-financing of the eligible costs of protecting heritage features of non-productive assets on farms, provided that the investment does not entail any increase in the production capacity of the farm,










—


land reparcelling: up to 10 % of eligible costs,










—


provision of technical support in the agricultural sector: up to 100 % of eligible costs.




Date of implementation: 1 January 2011 (or the date of extending the notification exemption for aid scheme XA 14/08 and of publication on the website of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, if later)
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: Support for SMEs
Reference to articles of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and eligible costs: The Rules on the granting of aid for rural and agricultural development programmes in the municipality of Hrastnik (Pravilnik o dodeljevanju finančnih pomoči za programe razvoja podeželja in kmetijstva v občini Hrastnik) include measures constituting State aid in accordance with the following articles of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 (OJ L 358, 16.12.2006, p. 3):
Article 4: investment in agricultural holdings






—


eligible costs: construction, acquisition or improvement of immovable property,




Article 5: conservation of traditional landscapes and buildings






—


eligible costs: investment to conserve non-productive heritage features located on agricultural holdings (sites of archaeological or historical interest) and heritage features of productive assets on farms, such as farm buildings, provided the investment does not entail any increase in the production capacity of the farm,




Article 13: aid for land reparcelling






—


eligible costs: legal and administrative costs,




Article 15: provision of technical support in the agricultural sector






—


eligible costs: costs concerning education and training of farmers and farm workers, consultancy services which do not constitute a continuous or periodic activity, the organisation of forums for exchanging knowledge amongst farms, competitions, exhibitions and fairs and participation in such events, and publications. The aid is to be granted in the form of subsidised services and must not involve direct payments of money to producers.




Sector(s) concerned: All sectors of agriculture
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Občina Hrastnik




Pot Vitka Pavliča 5




SI-1430 Hrastnik




SLOVENIJA




Website: http://sftp.slovenka.net/o-hrastnik/h/os/pravilnik_kmetijstvo_hrastnik_2007.doc
Other information: This notification extends aid scheme XA 14/08. The extension covers the period from 2011 to 2013 and entails a budget totalling EUR 60 909. All the provisions of the legal basis remain unchanged.


Podpis odgovorne osebe



Župan občine Hrastnik

Miran JERIČ


Aid No: XA 136/10
Member State: Italy
Region: —
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Sostegno all’interprofessione e iniziative delle organizzazioni dei produttori.
Legal basis: Decreto Ministeriale 26 luglio 2010 n. 11468.
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The maximum planned expenditure is EUR 1 500 000,00, broken down as follows:
Please note that Action A provides for an overall amount of EUR 1 000 000, of which EUR 600 000 is intended for actions pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006.
Maximum aid intensity: The aid covers 80 % of the overall cost of the project and does not involve direct payments to individual producers.
Date of implementation: The scheme will enter into force from the day following confirmation from the Commission in the form of an acknowledgement, bearing an identification number, of receipt of the summary.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The aid will be granted from 6 September 2010 until 31 December 2010.
Actions must be executed within 20 months of the registration date of the relevant aid decision by the supervisory body.
Objective of aid: In relation to the objectives set out in the ‘National action programme for organic farming and products for 2008-2009’, the actions to be funded are aimed at supporting interprofessional organisations (promoting awareness of organic production methods among operators in the sector and final consumers) and producer organisations (by means of information and awareness raising campaigns, training courses for organic farmers engaged in primary production and non-routine technical support).
The individual actions fall within those set out in Articles 14 and 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
Sector(s) concerned: All organic primary agricultural products
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali




Dipartimento delle politiche competitive del mondo rurale e della qualità




Via XX Settembre 20




00187 Roma RM




ITALIA




Website: http://www.politicheagricole.gov.it/ConcorsiGare
http://www.sinab.it/index.php?mod=documenti_utili&m2id=195&navId=1648
Other information: A summary of the act governing the implementation of the aid shall be published in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic and on the Ministry's website http://www.politicheagricole.it/ConcorsiGare
Relevant documents and information will be published in the same section.
Aid No: XA 137/10
Member State: Italy
Region: Lombardia
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Servizio di Assistenza Tecnica agli Allevamenti (SATA) nel territorio della Regione Lombardia.
Legal basis: L.R. 31/08 — Testo unico delle leggi regionali in materia di agricoltura, foreste, pesca e sviluppo rurale — articoli 13 e 15.
Deliberazione Giunta regionale n. 000334/2010 Servizio di Assistenza Tecnica agli Allevamenti (SATA) nel territorio della Regione Lombardia. Istituzione di un regime di aiuto ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 1857/2006.
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 4 020 000/year
Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 % of the eligible cost, in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
Date of implementation: From 1 January 2011
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2015
Objective of aid: Aid to cover the eligible costs of technical assistance activities
Sector(s) concerned: A1 — Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Regione Lombardia — DG Agricoltura




Via Pola 12/14




20124 Milano MI




ITALIA




Website: http://www.regione.lombardia.it, then click on ‘Settori e politiche’, ‘Agricoltura’, ‘Argomenti’, ‘Aiuti di Stato nel settore agricolo: pubblicazione dei regimi di aiuto’
Other information: —